Children's Physiotherapy Service Lead

We are seeking to recruit a 0.8 wte (30 hours) Locality Lead Physiotherapist to operationally manage a team of physiotherapists, and support workers delivering children's therapy services on multiple sites across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

Additionally you will manage a small clinical caseload as an advanced practitioner for one day per week.

Working closely with colleagues across our OT, SLT and nursing teams you will join a small, friendly and supportive specialist children's service., The post holder manages a team of children's Physiotherapists and support workers and reports to the Service Manager. Together with the service manager and newly appointed clinical/transformation lead, the Locality Lead Physiotherapist is responsible for delivering a high quality, accessible patient-centred service.

The post holder will carry a small clinical caseload as part of the role, which will include children with a variety of presentations including neurological, respiratory, orthopaedic, rheumatological, functional co-ordination disorder and those requiring long term rehabilitation. The clinical work will be based in the south of the county. Applicants must be able to fulfil both the highly specialist clinical element and the operational element of the role.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.